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ScoredCDMReforestationKenyaRegistry: RegisteredAR-ACM0003

Restoration of Degraded Lands through Reforestation in MAU Forest Complex, Kenya

CDM-9785 ↗

#112of 141 in ARR (afforestation)#153of 161 in Kenya#4392of 4481 in CDM (UNFCCC)#53of 59 in AR-ACM0003

Assessment

CarbonMeld document-based assessment

01020304 Overall 3.7 / 10
Integrity 🔒 Transparency 🔒 Claim Safety 🔒 Documentation 🔒
Dimension scores are locked — the faint arcs are empty tracks, not zero scores.

Scale 0–10 · method weights: integrity 35% · transparency 25% · claim safety 25% · documentation 15%.

Scored2026-09-23medium confidenceLatest verified monitoring: 2020-12-31

evidence:7/7registry documents analyzed · 6red flags

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Analysis

This CDM reforestation project in Kenya's Mau Forest Complex carries a heavy burden of 18 material findings (CARs) spanning fundamental methodological errors, including use of the wrong calculation method, an expired methodology version, and unaddressed livestock-displacement leakage. While the VVB (DNV) confirmed additionality and a long monitoring period (2011–2020) provides some assurance, the absence of a verified ER figure, a buffer pool, and multiple cross-document contradictions significantly undermine confidence in the integrity and accuracy of the claimed credits.

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Findings

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Evidence

Eligibility & market

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  • Airlines (CORSIA)

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  • Integrity label (ICVCM CCP)

    No ICVCM information

    No CCP label and no ICVCM decision found for this project's methodology.

  • Removal or reduction

    Carbon removal

    Takes CO₂ out of the atmosphere — the only type that can neutralise residual emissions in an SBTi net-zero claim.

    Source: methodology

  • Paris Agreement (Article 6)

    Not published

    This registry does not publish Article 6 authorizations.

Information only, from public sources. Claim rules (CORSIA, SBTi, EU rules on green claims) change: check them before making a public claim. Since 27 September 2026, EU consumer rules do not allow “climate neutral” product claims based on offsets.

Credit Vintages

No issuances recorded on the registry.

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Analysis ProvenanceAR-ACM0003
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